Kiyoharu’s Kuroyume and SADS Revival
Kiyoharu (清春) has announced that both Kuroyume (黒夢)and SADS, his popular bands between the ’90s and the ’00s, are having revivals this year.
Kuroyume (黒夢/lit. Black Dream) is a Japanese rock group that formed in Nagoya in 1991, initially consisting of lead singer and founding member Kiyoharu, guitarist Shin and bassist Hitoki.
They began as a visual-kei band, and carried these roots throughout their career with continued emphasis on appearance and packaging. The band had an extensive influence on the visual-kei scene, including DIR EN GREY. SADS,, being credited as inspirations by many of the bands of the late ’90’s visual-kei boom.
The band was suspended for an indefinite period on Jan. 29, 1999.
Kuroyume is now recording a new album and that their official fan club, “DARKROOM”, is set to be opened on Feb.9, 2010.
A new website, as well as an official MySpace page, have been opened.
SADS, on the other hand, have booked a new concert, which will also take place at Nippon Budokan on May 1st. A new album is scheduled to come out in July, and their official fan club “VIP”, is starting on the same day as Kuroyume’s, on Feb. 9, 2010.